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Marion M. Markham

Born: 1929 in Chicago, Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Marion lives in Northbrook.

Biography: N/A


Awards:

Primary Audience(s): Children; Young adult readers

Email: mmrbm@juno.com
Marion M. Markham on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=marion+m.+markham


Selected Titles

  Escape from Velos /
ISBN: 0516021060 OCLC: 7203516

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1981.

An unemployed space tramp who has always wanted to work on Velos, the newest and largest space station, becomes ensnared in a plot to kidnap the president of the Solar Federation and capture Velos.

  The April Fool's Day mystery /
ISBN: 0380717166 OCLC: 27772345

Avon Books, New York, N.Y. : 1993, ©1991.

The Dixon twins try to discover who put the snake in the school cafeteria flour bin on April Fool's Day, clearing an unjustly suspected classmate in the process.

The birthday party mystery /
ISBN: 0380709686 OCLC: 22718628

Avon Books, New York : 1990, ©1989.

Attending Debbie's birthday party at the zoo, twin sleuths Kate and Mickey investigate the mysterious disappearance of her presents.

  The Christmas present mystery /
ISBN: 038070966X OCLC: 22745843

Avon Books, New York : 1990, ©1984.

Twin sisters Mickey and Kate combine their skills to discover the explanation for a mysterious face that has appeared in a family photograph.

The Halloween candy mystery /
ISBN: 0380709651 OCLC: 22476094

Avon Books, New York : 1990, ©1982.

Twins Mickey and Kate use their powers of deduction and scientific expertise to catch a burglar on Halloween night.

The St. Patrick's Day shamrock mystery /
ISBN: 0395721377 OCLC: 31207305

Houghton Mifflin, Boston : 1995.

On Saint Patrick's Day, the twin Dixon sleuths become involved in a mystery unfolding right next door.

  The Thanksgiving Day parade mystery /
ISBN: 0380709678 OCLC: 22611250

Avon Books, New York : 1990, ©1986.

Twin detectives Katie and Mickey suspect that the disappearance of a marching band before a parade is linked to an attempted robbery at the local bank.

The Valentine's Day mystery /
ISBN: 0395615895 OCLC: 25628378

Houghton Mifflin, Boston : ©1992.

On Valentine's Day twin detectives Kate and Mickey investigate a case involving a vanished garnet pin and a maestro of classical music.

 

 

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